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Town Planner
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Salary: GBP30,000/GBP35,000
Working Pattern: Hybrid / flexible working
Employment Type: Full-time, permanent
The Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Hybrid and flexible working to support a healthy work-life balance
- Generous annual leave
- Above-industry-average employer pension contribution
- Private healthcare / healthcare benefits
- Annual salary reviews
- Free parking
- Maternity and paternity benefits
- Strong opportunities for career progression and professional development
- Support for professional qualifications and CPD
- The opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of rural, residential, commercial and strategic land projects
- A collaborative, client-focused working environment within an established multidisciplinary consultancy
About The Role
An established and growing planning consultancy is looking to appoint a Planner to join its team in Bury St Edmunds.
This is an excellent opportunity for a planning professional looking to develop their career within a consultancy that works across agricultural, rural, residential and commercial sectors.
The successful candidate will work on a varied portfolio of projects, providing planning advice from the early feasibility and appraisal stages through to planning applications, appeals and project delivery.
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The business has a strong focus on providing practical, commercially minded planning advice and helping clients identify development opportunities and navigate the planning process effectively.
Key Responsibilities
As a Planner, Your Responsibilities Will Include
- Undertaking planning research, site appraisals and feasibility studies
- Preparing planning appraisals, planning statements and supporting documentation
- Preparing and submitting planning applications, including outline, full and change-of-use applications
- Preparing and submitting planning appeals
- Providing pre-application planning advice
- Supporting the promotion of strategic development sites and land
- Preparing representations in relation to Local Plans and planning policy
- Advising clients on planning strategy and development potential
- Liaising with local planning authorities, consultants and other stakeholders
- Attending client meetings and site visits
- Assisting with negotiations with planning officers
- Attending planning committees, hearings and public inquiries where required
- Providing advice relating to Section 106 agreements, Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and other planning obligations
- Supporting multidisciplinary project teams and coordinating external consultants
- Assisting with rural planning matters, including agricultural and rural diversification projects
- Keeping up to date with changes to planning legislation, policy and guidance
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The role offers exposure to a broad range of projects, including residential development, commercial schemes, rural diversification, strategic land promotion and agricultural planning.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have:
- A degree or postgraduate qualification in Town Planning, ideally RTPI accredited
- Previous experience within a planning consultancy, local authority or related planning environment
- A good understanding of UK planning legislation, policy and procedures
- Experience preparing planning applications, appraisals and/or planning statements
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent report-writing and organizational skills
- The ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
- Confidence dealing with clients, planning officers and other consultants
- A proactive approach and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Membership of, or progress towards, MRTPI would be advantageous
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is desirable due to the nature of the role and site visits
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